Sheriff’s Office reports service dog missing

Thursday

Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01 AM

TUSCALOOSA | A service dog that works with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has been missing since Tuesday afternoon.Fozzie, an 80-pound chocolate Labrador, apparently escaped from his kennel at 4 p.m. Tuesday, said Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. John Barker. Fozzie and his handler live in the Bear Creek Road area, he said. The dog was wearing a red cloth collar and has a tattoo in one of his ears for identification.Anyone who sees Fozzie is asked to call the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office at 205-752-0616. Fozzie is a friendly dog who has been trained to detect explosives, Barker said.